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LOT 3666
Gallienus BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 260-267. Antioch mint.
GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI STATORI, Jupiter standing to left, looking to right, holding thunderbolt and sceptre. RIC 644F; Goebl 1612b. Near Very Fine.(3.19gr, 23mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market before 2000.
Private collection, South Germany.
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